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United Methodist Youth Organization
http://www.umyouth.org/
Song list and information from James Ward
http://www.jameswardmusic.com/
32 more links to Web resources of interest to youth workers
http://www.YouthSpecialties.com/central
Mike Atkinson, Youth Specialties, Real Help for Real Ministry
http://www.youthspecialties.com/
email: Mikey@YouthSpecialties.com
Kids Peace
http://www.teencentral.net/
Gangs and At-Risk Kids
http://gangsandkids.com/
National Black Child Development Institute
http://www.nbcdi.org/
International Development Network
http://www.idn.org/
I Lead Youth
If you are a United Methodist Youth Worker then you want to go here
http://www.ileadyouth.com/
Method X
Interactive and thought provoking website geared towards older youth and young adults.
http://www.methodx.net/
Devo'Zine
Devotions, articles and chat rooms just for teens provided by the Upper Room. And Sound online resource to recommend to your youth for spiritual nourishment.
http://www.upperroom.org/dvozine/2003/julaug/default.asp?week=current
The CIA World Factbook
If you ever plan a foreign missions trip for your youth group or want to sponsor a foreign child this should be a first stop.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Barna Reserach
Want to know what trends are happening in churches? Author George Barna's website offers research, strategic information and stats to keep you informed.
http://www.barna.org/cgi-bin/home.asp
The Dove Foundation
If you want to speak on the subject of entertainment to your group they the Dove Foundation is where you can get some statistics and read research articles.
http://www.dove.org/frames/research.htm
The Internet Movie Database
Provides useful and up to date movie information freely available on-line, ocvers over 100,000 movies.
http://www.imdb.com/
World Religions Index
a site dedicated to equipping Christians to understand other world faiths and philosophies.
http://wri.leaderu.com/
Academic Info: World Religion Gateway
A directory of Internet resources for the academic study of religions.
http://www.academicinfo.net/religindex.html
National Study of Youth and Religion
A new four-year research initiative designed to provide insight into how youth are influenced by religion and spirituality in our culture
http://www.youthandreligion.org/
InConcert.org
You can search for concert informaiton at this site by artist, market and musical style, and add your concert information too.
http://inconcert.org/
Christian Music Central
Offers original and feature content, review, tourdates, contests and music downloads as well as comprehensive database of the latest info on many favorite Christian artists.
http://www.cmcentral.com/
MADD
An excellent resource including general statistics, fatalities by holiday, fatalities by state, DUI/slcohol legistation by state and more
http://www.madd.org/stats/
RefDesk
I sure could have used this site in college. An excellent reference source for everything you would ever want to know and easy to navigate
http://www.refdesk.com/